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Climate change is placing growing pressure on South African agriculture, with industry representatives and government warning of i...
Karan Beef has resumed beef exports after more than a year of disruptions caused by foot-and-mouth disease, with its first contain...
Motorcycles operate in harsh, unpredictable environments, and even well-maintained machines can develop issues. Jedrie Harmse offe...
Sea Point’s Main Road is finally ready for its close-up. A new boutique hotel along Cape Town’s Atlantic seaboard is helping trans...
A new agricultural innovation competition is offering up-and-coming agripreneurs a chance to take their ideas from the farm gate t...
South Africa’s cannabis industry has a significant opportunity to establish itself as a competitive supplier to international mark...
Regenerative agriculture was once primarily viewed as a sustainability conversation, but it is rapidly becoming a commercial neces...
The Western Cape government is working to make environmental approval processes more practical and responsive to agriculture’s nee...
Parasitic weeds remain a major threat to crop production across Africa, particularly in grain-based systems. Prof Olubukola Oluran...
Commercial vehicle manufacturer Tata Motors showcased 11 new vehicles, including buses, pickups, and electric trucks, at its Afric...
Brazilian agricultural machinery manufacturer Stara is strengthening its direct presence in South Africa, shifting from an importe...
A specially formulated tomato-soy juice packed with natural plant compounds may help calm inflammation linked to obesity, accordin...
A major research study is challenging one of evolution’s most influential ideas: that most genetic changes that become permanent a...
A casual walk through an Ithaca cemetery led to the discovery of a gigantic hidden bee population — roughly 5.5 million ground-nes...
A random photo snapped in the Australian outback has led to the rediscovery of a plant thought extinct for nearly 60 years — provi...
Scientists have uncovered a hidden mathematical secret inside the leaves of the Chinese money plant: a naturally occurring geometr...
Cacti may look like slow, stubborn desert survivors, but they’re actually evolving at lightning speed. Scientists studying more th...
A surprising new study suggests that when it comes to pancreatic cancer, the kind of fat you eat may matter more than how much. Re...
A Salk Institute study found that a simple dietary amino acid, methionine, dramatically improved survival in mice facing severe in...
A new study suggests fish oil may help reduce insulin resistance even in people who aren't obese. In diabetic rats, omega-3 supple...
Losing weight may involve rewiring the gut and the brain at the same time. In a study of obese adults, an intermittent fasting-sty...
Drinking nitrate-rich beetroot juice may do more than support heart health — it could actually reshape the bacteria living in the...
Scientists in Japan have created powerful new vitamin K-based compounds that may help the brain regenerate lost neurons — a breakt...
Vitamin B12 has long been seen as a health hero, helping the body make red blood cells, repair DNA, and keep nerves functioning pr...
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